Commercial radio licence application and awards
Details of open and recent licence awards for Ofcom-licensed radio stations, on both digital and analogue platforms.
As existing commercial analogue radio licences approach their expiry date, our general approach is to issue a "pre-advertisement", inviting current or potential licensees to declare their intentions to apply. If more than one applicant declares an interest, we will issue a full re-advertisement of the licence and assess these according to our criteria. We will also advertise any licences that become available, for example if surrendered by the current licence holder.
Planned timetable for the re-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licences: 2019/20
Pre-advertisements
Portsmouth: Withdrawal of the notice of pre-advertisement (PDF, 112.1 KB)
Sunderland: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 180.1 KB)
Isle of Wight: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 180.2 KB)
Stockport: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 179.9 KB)
North London: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 181.8 KB)
Rugby: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 193.1 KB)
Mid Ulster: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 205.4 KB)
Warminster: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 165.4 KB)
Perth: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 164.9 KB)
Dumbarton: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 162.4 KB)
Warwick: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 163.0 KB)
Southend: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 162.4 KB)
Hertford: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 559.6 KB)
Alton and Haselmere: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 150.1 KB)
Omagh and Enniskillen: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 178.5 KB)
Aylesbury: Pre-advertisement of local analogue commercial radio licence (PDF, 182.4 KB)
Local radio multiplex licences
FM local commercial radio licences
Bristol (106.5 FM) Award Statement (PDF, 145.5 KB)
Re-advertisement of FM local commercial radio licence for Bristol (Sam FM) (PDF, 379.5 KB)
List of applications for the re-advertised Bristol (106.5 FM) licence (PDF, 157.8 KB)
Application: Jack FM Bristol (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Application: Sam FM Bristol (PDF, 604.4 KB)
Applicant Q&As
Ceredigion award statement (PDF, 141.3 KB)
Dyfarnu trywydded radio masnachol Ceredigion datganiad (PDF, 153.4 KB)
Re-advertisement of FM local commercial radio licence for Ceredigion (PDF, 379.5 KB)
Ailhysbysebu trwydded radio masnachol lleol FM ar gyfer Ceredigion (PDF, 472.7 KB)
List of applications for the re-advertised Ceredigion licence (PDF, 132.0 KB)
Rhestr o geisiadau am y drwydded sydd wedi'i hail-hysbysebu ar gyfer Ceredigion (PDF, 139.8 KB)
Application: Nation Radio (Ceredigion) (PDF, 847.7 KB)
Applicant Q&As
Statement
Commercial radio licence award statement: Bristol (PDF, 113.2 KB)
Re-advertisement of Bristol licence
Re-advertisement of FM Local Commercial Radio Licence for Bristol (PDF, 710.3 KB)
Applications for the re-advertised Bristol licence
List of applications for the re-advertised Bristol licence (PDF, 58.0 KB)
The Breeze application (PDF, 540.4 KB)
Bristol Sound application (PDF, 2.0 MB)
Applicant Q&As
Statement
Commercial radio licence award statement: Ipswich (PDF, 112.8 KB)
Re-advertisement of Ipswich licence
Re-advertisement of FM Local Commercial Radio Licence for Ipswich (PDF, 708.7 KB)
Applications for the re-advertised Ipswich licence
List of applications for the re-advertised Ipswich licence (PDF, 34.0 KB)
Statement
Commercial radio licence award statement: Torbay (PDF, 110.6 KB) - 16 October 2017
Re-advertisement of Torbay licence
Re-advertisement of FM Local Commercial Radio Licence for TORBAY (PDF, 359.3 KB)
Applications for the re-advertised Torbay licence
The Breeze application (PDF, 380.9 KB)
Devon Sound application (PDF, 10.0 MB)